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60 y/o woman c/c migratory multiple small and large joints pain without redness, with morning stiffness and bilateral pedal edema for two to three months duration. Daily activities were effected mainly at morning and then gradually improved symptoms at noon and evening. Symptoms mild improved with...

So after getting the results of my prenatal blood work my OB informed me that my numbers reflect me being someone that not now or has never had immunity to Rubella and Varicella. Here is the kicker, aprox 16 months earlier, with my first pregnancy, not only was I immune, my numbers showed no sign...

I have ITP and my mom passed away from Lupus. She was only 55 and I am 46, Have been having weird cramping from my back region to the front of my sternum. And it happens on both sides, I can't laugh, lift heavy objects or lay down certain ways or I am in pain, The cramping is so bad that I have to...

Hi I'm 14 years Old And I'm Ashamed Because My Whole Body Is Surrpose To Be Light Skin But My Neck Is Black, between My legs, Under My arms, between My beast And Under My beast And I'm Going To High School In Like 3 months And I'm Scared To Go Because People Might pick On Me About My skin And I...

My daughter is 36 and every month develops bronchial issues usually right about when she starts to menstruate. This has been going on since she was 12. The only time she was healthy was when she was pregnant.No one can find the problem. They just prescribe antibiotics, enhalers and prednisone. ...

Here is one for the books. 3 years ago my skin started itching and burning when I got stressed. For a year doctors said I had stressed induced hives. After that my stresses increased and I started developing swelling in all my joints and pain throughout my body. The pain was random and fluid in it...

After 3 years of testing and multiple hospitalizations due to low platelets and red blood cells and over 25 blood transfusions, IVIG treatments, Rituxin chemotherapy treatments, massive steroids. I still suffer from severe low HGB and Platelets. Tested for every genetic abnormality and three bone...

I'm trying to see the relation between low auto-immunity, Fifth's disease, B12 deficiency and an IGA deficiency in an adult. I suggest that the IGA deficiency is the genesis of all the cited problems, but I'm not sure.
Can we determine if an adult IGA deficiency comes from the mother's or from...

I have been having issues battling cases of pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis, over the years and had some different types of blood-work recently done. One of my tests came back low on cd3+cd25 and the Dr was unsure of what the results meant. Can anyone help me?

Hi there folks, i was just wondering what advice ye would give to someone living with CVID at a young age?? I am always fatigued, i get my treatment every three weeks, i do feel awfull after it and get muscle spasms, has this happened to anyone else??

I hope everyone is happy and healthy this Memorial Day. Kick back, andtake it easy... or be like me and go through the stress offlying somewherefor two days, then flying back!Ifound this while making some preparations and wanted to...

Hi all,I'm new to the Better Medicine boards, but I'm looking to get information regarding drug resistant bacteria. My research is still in the gathering phase, and as such I'm looking for everything from personal stories to recent articles and blog posts. Here are a few examples I came across...

Hi my name is Kim, I am 41 years old and have spent a lot of my life fighting with colds, sinus infections, flu, headaches and just being “sickly”. Taking 1 course of antibiotics is never enough for me, sometimes as many as 3 before the sinus infection is gone. In November 09 I started with a cold...

I have been to the E.R 3 times, i thought 6 weeks ago i had apendicitis, negative was told i had mesenteric adenitis, can't get better, can't take meds without getting sick because of stomach pain, have had cbc normal, cat scan, showd mesenteric and groin swelling. its painful with burning in my...

Hi, My name is Michelle and I am 32 years old. After an entire year from Jan 09 until Dec 09 of being admitted to numerous hospital intensive care units with lungs full of pneumonia on both sides and oxygen level in the low 70's; they finally diagnosed me with CVID. I always knew that my MMR...

I am a 21yo female with a non-diagnosis of "rheumatogolic autoimmune disease with recurring uveitis and polyarthralgias". I am about to finish my first semester in nursing school, and am recently having problems with a new symptom.It has only happened when I am in clinical and have been standing...